History tells us what we know happened.
I've always been fascinated by what it doesn't tell us. For as long as I can remember, I've had a vivid imagination. I've probably written hundreds of stories in my head that never made it onto paper. Most have long since disappeared. I have forgotten far more plots than I remember having.
The 14th Colony was different.
The idea stayed with me. In fact, the novel that eventually became The 14th Colony grew from two completely separate ideas that, for a...